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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

The 11 Best Joy Division Songs

Do you know how hard it was watching the movie Control based on the life of Joy Division singer, Ian Curtis? It's a 2-hour black and white movie about a guy who commits suicide. Granted, it's a very good movie but I literally had to leave the theater and go and rent Evan Almighty just to keep myself from running my car off a bridge (and in LA, there are no bridges, which means I would have needed to drive to Long Beach to do it.) By the way, Evan Almighty...almost as depressing only for not the same reasons.

Here's the deal, if you like Joy Division, go see this movie. If you appreciate Joy Division, go see this movie. If you think you're cool because you don't go see mainstream movies, then, yeah...go see this movie.

Their album Primary Colours and especially the song "Sea within the sea" is fantastic. I understand that this site it US oriented, more towards Iron and Wine and Grizzly bear, but please don't forget this album, it is marvellous, mixes Cure, Joy Division, Simple Minds, with guitars,

c'mon, although 'transmission' is a great song, you can't touch 'Love will tear us apart'. Also, Roland I agree 'The Horrors' is a great band. Good sound. If you like them, try to find a band called 800Beloved and check them out.

All in all, I'd agree with this list. Although one song I would have included is 'No Love Lost' can't deny the genius in that song.

Also Echo, I agree that 'Ceremony' should be considered a Joy Division song, not New Order.

Top critique of the movie.I actually did "Laugh Out Loud"; no abbreviations or anything. You should write professionally dude!

"(and in LA, there are no bridges, which means I would have needed to drive to Long Beach to do it.)"Being a Brit, I have no idea what that means (distance? Is Long Beach not a nice place), but it's a great line!